Belong Aotearoa
Events calendar
While our communities have faced many challenges to belonging this year, we invite you to take a moment to come together across the sector, connect with old friends and new, and celebrate what we have all been able to achieve in this ‘unprecedented’ year.
This Hui seeks to inspire and build communities capacity to engage in different forms of media, to promote diverse voices that help promote community harmony.
Join us for the launch of the collaborative report around the bespoke needs of former refugee and marginalised migrant communities in NZ.
International guest speaker Professor Sophia Pandya shares her experiences and research around the challenges refugees face trying to integrate and settle in their host countries. Promoting social cohesion and sense of community and belonging is an ongoing challenge.
Professor Sophia Pandya will share some of her experiences and research with refugees around the world followed by guest speakers Abann Yor, General Manager, Aotearoa Resettled Community Coalition (ARCC) and Associate Professor Jay Marlowe, The University of Auckland who will respond with the New Zealand perspective around this topic.
Gain some key information about Immigration New Zealand in this free session delivered by licensed immigration advisers from Migration Experts. A great overview of visas, NZ immigration laws and latest news.
Immigration New Zealand, as a part of the Refugee Quota Increase Programme, is developing a community engagement framework to support former refugee and wider communities to engage more effectively. The framework seeks to identify and develop strategies, tools and resources to build community cohesion and foster a sense of belonging – and they want to talk to you and your networks!
